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Pocket
Books seem intent on giving Doyle as many adventures as possible, despite
the fact that he only got nine episodes on TV.

Anyway,
Cameron Dokey, whose previous novels include an entry in the CHARMED series, as well as the BUFFY novel HERE
BE MONSTERS, gets to cram another case inbetween CITY
OF and HERO. Well, actually between
RM W/A VU and HERO since Cordy's flatmate Phantom Dennis is also featured.

As
usual, it's Doyle's vision that kick-starts the investigation. This time
TPTB are inconsiderate enough to send it to him whilst he's out on a late-night
hunt for some Guinness. Even worse, when he comes round, he drives potential
victim Terri Miller into the arms of the suave stranger, who just happens
to belong to a mysterious cult.

Further
investigation leads the team to conclude that the fire demon cult referred
to in the vision could bring about the end of the world, which would at
least put an end to the series of murders that the LAPD are investigating.
Kate Lockley might not be directly involved in the Krispy Kritter Killer
investigation, but she still gets a fair amount to do, including getting
flak from the officer in charge of the case, and sending her friend Deirdrie
Arenson to Angel.

To
be honest, I'd like to see Pocket Books starting to give us some more
upto date ANGEL novels, and it's starting
to become a drag having the original line-up return for book after book.

Having
said that, THE SUMMONED is a pretty enjoyable
read, although it's nothing spectacular.